Sword of Dawn

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But when his gaze turned to the other side of the camp, he saw a large expanse of luxuriant forest, countless unnamed towering giant trees filled his field of vision, and the roots of the giant trees penetrated deeply into the forest with a posture full of power. Among the purple-black soil, there are dense bushes and various low flowers and plants growing scatteredly at the foot of the giant trees-if you don't know the truth, I am afraid that anyone will think that this is an ordinary and vibrant land. Just a lush forest.

When only focusing on the forest, no one would have imagined that beyond the border of the forest is the wasteland of Gondor, which is a forbidden area for life.

Even Philip himself would always feel an absurd sense of confusion when he saw this living forest advancing with the legion, as if he felt that this wasteland had been healed, and those who were only a few feet away from the forest Those pollutions have lost a sense of reality out of thin air.

But he knows that the "vitality" created by this living forest is only a temporary illusion, and the pollution in this wasteland is still spreading, even under the most luxuriant plants in the forest, there is a non-stop turmoil. "Fighting"—Beltera's life force is fighting against the toxins in the wasteland, and her roots are fighting against the root network of those dark priests. This kind of confrontation is endless, and only the purification that is constantly built on the way Devices can truly solve the spread of pollution forces.

Footsteps came from the side, and Philip heard Wright's voice ringing in his ears: "It seems incredible... A world full of life is advancing with us. To be honest, when I first learned that the giant tree of Thorin was involved in the battlefield I never thought it would turn out like this.”

Philip nodded slightly to the leader of the Church of the Holy Light, and then said with emotion in his tone: "Did you know? The Black Forest at the southern foot of the Dark Mountains completely disappeared yesterday afternoon."

Wright's expression was a little surprised, but before he asked, Philip took the initiative to say: "In order to replenish more biomass and reduce the production pressure of the biomass synthesis factories along the line, Ms. Bertila has been competing with the black forest for nutrients. , it turns out that... the savage black forest failed to snatch the tactical Ms. Bertila, the terrible forest that blocked the civilization for 700 years was finally 'starved to death'... what we see now Some of the biomass of these trees may have been stripped from the remains of the Black Forest."

Even the usually mature and prudent Wright didn't know what to say at this time—in the old Ansu era, the black forest at the southern foot of the Dark Mountains was already a well-known "desperate situation" in northern countries. The terrible legacy of "tide" and the proof of the decline of human civilization, the black forest plays the same role as the dragon's lair, the dark dungeon, and the wizard's castle in the mouths of countless bards and adventurers. Parents will use it to scare disobedient ones Children, reckless mercenaries and explorers will boast of their bravery and insight with the bragging "Black Forest Adventure Story", but now such a thing that was once regarded as a hopeless and natural danger has disappeared, and because of Did he starve to death while grabbing soil from the giant tree of Thorin... How can there be any reason for this?

Wright doesn't know how far-reaching this incident will have in the future. Anyway, he is convinced that future adventurers will no longer be able to brag about the Black Forest...

"Anyway, it's a good thing," Wright finally shook his head, "Now our transportation troops will be extremely safe when passing through the Black Forest, and the engineers at the South Gate Fortress don't have to be dispatched two or three times a year to burn those that are constantly burning. sprawling plants."

Philip nodded, and at this moment, a slight rustling sound suddenly came from near them. Wright followed the sound and saw a brown-black "vine" with a wrinkled skin running along the bushes on the edge of the camp. Cong moved quickly, and then the brown-black vine seemed to have noticed this side, turned around and leaned towards this side, and quickly came to him and Philip.

Philip saw that the vine was curling, and its thick and powerful end structure was tightly "grasping" a large piece of flesh that looked like a beast's limb - this should be the remains of those biochemical synthetic beasts in the Wasteland Legion, because normal The aberrant body will turn into ashes and dissipate soon after death. Only these synthetic beasts bred by dark priests and copied in large quantities using unknown monsters as blueprints will leave this kind of "corpse".

The vine rolled up the big piece of "trophy" and shook it up and down in front of Philip a few times. The young commander was a little dazed for a while, but Wright next to him quickly reacted, picked up the heavy burner, and adjusted the output to The youngest then pointed at the lump of meat, and with the sound of breathing fire, the flames burned on the lump of meat, and quickly turned it into a mature state—and carefully avoided the roll Vines with chunks of flesh.

The vine rolled up the roasted meat and waved up and down in front of Wright a few times, as if to express his gratitude. This scene made Philip dumbfounded: "Wait a minute... Ms. Bertila started eating cooked food?"

"Sometimes," the vines couldn't speak, and it was Wright next to him who explained, "At first, a white knight casually threw the remains of biochemical beasts roasted by the burner to the vines that came out to 'forage', and Berti Ms. La seemed to be satisfied with this, and then more soldiers began to give roasted meat to these passing vines, and sometimes Ms. Bertila herself would bring meat picked up from the battlefield to the vines. Soldiers with burners asked them to help bake it... Don't you usually pay attention to this?"

Philip: "...I have no idea!"

The young commander was stunned for a while, and then the corners of his mouth twitched suddenly: "Why do I think this is weird... According to this, our soldiers get along with this living forest quite... happily? "

"We are all comrades fighting side by side," Wright said seriously, "What's more, the forest usually provides soldiers with some fruits and sterilized clean water, which are very valuable supplies on the front line. All grateful."

The corner of Philip's mouth trembled again, thinking that this should be regarded as a friendship feeding each other...

At this moment, the portable magic net terminal he hung on his chest suddenly vibrated, and after the communication was connected, a soldier's hasty report came to his and Wright's ears: "Sir! Go to the southeast to survey The terrain scouting team found something!"

Philip and Byron were taken aback at the same time, and then Philip frowned slightly: "The specific situation, what did you find?"

"It seems to be an abandoned ancient facility - the main structure remains unbelievably intact, and there seems to be a weak energy flow in the depths," the soldier replied from the magic net terminal, "There are no abnormal body activities around the target site. The team did not rush in and is currently on remote security around the facility."

"Very well, let them wait there, the expert team will be here soon," Philip said quickly to the communication device, and then looked up at Wright, "I think I have to go and see for myself... Do you think it will What is it?"

"No matter what it is, the 'legacy' that can keep the structure intact in this wasteland is very unusual," Wright said with a serious expression, "either it is extremely lucky, or it is protected by some kind of high-level force... you You have to see for yourself."

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The location reported by the reconnaissance team was not far from the frontline base, and it was even within the cover of the base's artillery. Therefore, it didn't take long for Philip, who left the base with a team of experts, to find the reconnaissance soldiers who were on standby in the wasteland. Immediately afterwards, he saw the "ancient facility" described by the soldiers——

It was a building located on a high ground, a large-scale building, composed of a cylindrical main body with a curved dome and several small outbuildings, it stood under the increasingly dim sunset, the dim yellow Skylight coated the surface of its main structure with a layer of rust-like texture. Hundreds of years of erosion and the continuous accumulation of wind and sand made the entire building complex present a gray-black color that was almost the same as that of the surrounding land, and part of it was buried in the In the dust-this also caused the dragoon pilots who were scouting in the air before to be unable to distinguish it from the jagged boulders piled up around it at a glance.

But these weathered and mottled traces only affect the appearance of this building - most of its structure still stands intact on this land. From the towering main exterior wall and the simple and elegant building roof, Philip still It can be vaguely seen the once glorious appearance of this thing - as a certain technological crystallization of the ancient Gondor Empire, it lingers with a desolate and mysterious atmosphere.

"When we found it, the magic sensor device began to show a weak and intermittent fluctuation," the soldier who first discovered the facility came to Philip, said after a salute, and at the same time took out the sensor that he carried with him. Device, this small machine with a magic power detection rune array and a small focusing crystal is projecting a light curtain that is constantly changing in brightness and darkness, but the lines in the light curtain are blurred, "There may be something still in the depths of the facility Run—we found an entrance on the side of it, but didn't rush in."

"You're doing the right thing. All suspicious facilities found in the wasteland should be dealt with by experts on the spot," Philip nodded, looking back at the few technicians who came with him. They are experts in both archeology and classical magic. Experts with certain achievements, these experts are obviously more professional than ordinary soldiers—and more professional than his general, when it comes to those weird gadgets found in the wasteland, "What do you think? This facility... what it might be for use?"

"The specific function of the facility needs to be further searched to determine," said a gray-haired middle-aged man, his gaze would fall on the building not far away from time to time, and the twinkling light in his eyes showed that the scholar I am a little excited at the moment, "But judging from the structure that can be seen so far, this facility should not be used for military or civilian purposes-the military facilities of the Gondor Empire usually have huge energy spark towers, even if the towers are destroyed, There will also be large-scale traces of the base, and civilian facilities will not be set up in this wilderness far away from the urban agglomeration... The energy reaction inside the facility is particularly noticeable, after all, theoretically all facilities in the Gondor era It relies on the dark blue energy network to provide magic power, but we all know that this network has long since collapsed..."

The middle-aged scholar talked endlessly with an excited expression, but soon he realized that his general might not want to listen to such a long list of theoretical knowledge at this time, so he immediately restrained the urge to continue talking: "In short , we need to investigate further—this is the first thing we have found in the wasteland so far that it is so completely preserved, and it even has energy reactions in it!"

Philip glanced back at the soldiers behind him—these soldiers were well-trained, well-equipped, and had experienced all the rigors of the battlefield, but even with these soldiers by his side, he had to remain utterly cautious.

It was an ancient facility from the Gondor era—no one could tell what kind of danger would be hidden in such an ancient ruin, a magical trap left by the ancients?An energy conduit leaking out of control?Or just a crazy Iron Man soldier?

It's all possible.

In this wasteland full of death, ruined ruins are dangerous, but those that are still "alive"... are often more dangerous.

"Sara, take your squad in to check the situation," Philip reminded the soldiers who were about to enter the facility as the vanguard, "everyone be vigilant, don't mess with things that shouldn't be moved, keep the communication open, and call back at any time." Send the screen - after entering the facility, don't rush into it, wait for the advice of the rear technical experts, and if you encounter sudden danger, you can immediately abandon the mission and retreat."

"Yes, General!"

The young soldier named Sara saluted immediately, and then led a small group of soldiers towards the facility.

Philip, who stayed beside the command vehicle, signaled the accompanying technical sergeant to open the magic net terminal, and the scene seen by Sara's team was then presented on the holographic projection above the terminal.

Chapter 1379 The Observatory

Located in the barren wilderness near the frontline base, the ancient facility that maintains its structural integrity is standing quietly in the setting sun. Due to the continuous extension of the purification device in the wasteland, the dirty clouds that originally entrenched over this area have gradually disappeared. With the change of the energy field, it was gradually dispelled. For the first time in several centuries, the normal sunlight shone on the land——in the setting sun, the mottled ancient buildings were like giants standing silently on the land, facing the wilderness. The depths cast long shadows.

A heavily armed command vehicle and two heavy combat vehicles were parked in the shadows near the building, and the soldiers set up several temporary outposts around the wasteland to monitor the wasteland. In the command vehicle, the hologram in front of Philip A clear image is being displayed on the projection.

The team led by warrior Sara was approaching the only entrance at the bottom of the building. The ancient gate had been damaged, and the crooked door panel was dumped in the nearby dust. The space behind the gate was like a dark cave. In the dusk, the huge mouth was quietly opened, as if waiting for the reckless person to approach, and in the background sound of the screen, Philip could still hear the soldiers' heavy breathing from under the full-coverage helmet.

"We have come to the entrance, and neither the heat source alarm nor the life detector responded," the voice of soldier Sarah sounded from outside the screen, "There are no active targets within the visual range, and we have not been attacked."

"Look around the entrance and take all the pictures in," Philip said to the communication device, "then move forward in a guarded formation and pay attention to safety."

"Yes, General." The soldier's voice came, and at the same time, the screen on the holographic projection began to rotate. The mottled and old outer walls and the building materials falling off the outer walls moved slowly in front of the eyes of everyone in the command vehicle. Then the screen began to move towards the dark "hole". A scout turned on the light, and a bright beam of light shone into the door.

At this moment, the middle-aged scholar standing next to Philip suddenly said: "Stop for a moment, and turn back to the place just now—is there something in the middle of the pile of rubble where the light hit just now?"

As the expert's voice fell, the picture sent back by the communication device moved accordingly. A pile of broken objects scattered on the ground and a half-buried rectangular thin plate appeared in front of Philip and the others. A soldier pointed at the pile Wreckage: "Yes, this looks like a sign... There seems to be something on the surface, do you want to take it out? It looks very fragile."

Philip said in a deep voice: "Take it out and handle it carefully, there are words on it." "Yes, General."

The thin plate that was half buried in the ruins was carefully taken out, a piece of dust and debris fell from its surface, the soldier turned it over carefully, and put the side that appeared to have writing on the front of the picture. In the middle—there is a pattern that has been severely worn and weathered, and it is difficult for ordinary people to recognize it, but it can still be seen that it is the text of the ancient Gondor Empire. Philip immediately turned his head to look at the middle-aged scholar beside him: "I can see that the text written What is it?"

"We are identifying." The middle-aged scholar frowned tightly, and several other experts came over. These people who knew the relics of Gondor carefully distinguished the symbols on the screen while discussing in a low voice from time to time, and then they took Out of the map of the ancient Gondor Empire, I was gesturing on it, as if to confirm the historical location of the facility here. After tossing for a while, one of the scholars whispered thoughtfully: "Could it be Is this the Viplandon Observatory?"

"The Viplandon Observatory?" Philip frowned immediately, he vaguely remembered when he heard the name before, "Why does it sound a little familiar..."

"It was one of the largest astronomical observation facilities in the ancient Gondor period. It was located in the northern part of the ancient empire. It is said that there were extraterrestrial objects falling in this area thousands of years ago. "the research facility of 'object'," the middle-aged scholar explained, "most of the characters on that sign are already unrecognizable, but you can still see the words Observatory, we just confirmed the ancient map, where we are now It is near Viplandonshire in old Gondor..."

"I remembered! Your Majesty mentioned this place to me." Philip said with a dazed look, nodding his head.He did remember the knowledge corresponding to this place name, and he remembered that Gao Wen once mentioned that after the destruction of the Gondor Empire, the northern pioneers passed by this "Viplanden Observatory", and His Majesty's legendary face The similar shield of the guardian of the kingdom was obtained by the pioneers from a facility in the Viplandon area - it is said that the shield is even one of the legendary "exotic objects"...

"This observatory is still here, and the main structure shows no sign of collapse..." After realizing that this ancient facility might be of great significance, Philip's expression became more serious than before, "We have to report... "

"General, do you want to go deeper?" At this moment, the voice of soldier Sarah came from the communication device, "There is a very wide space inside, but the magic power reaction is still deeper in the facility. Find out if there is a way to move forward?"

"...keep moving," Philip ordered after a little thought, "keep an eye on the readings of the detection equipment."

The soldiers received the order and began to continue their operations in this ancient facility that had been silent for centuries. On the screen that was sent back, it can be seen that they first entered a roughly circular hall. All the equipment has been damaged and silent, and it is obviously impossible to be the source of the mysterious energy reaction, and the lighting system in the facility has been completely broken. After checking some remaining energy lines, the technical experts made a judgment: this The energy system of the observatory itself is completely shut down.

"An energy response somewhere inside the observatory can still be sensed from the outside, and this energy response is very stable, without any strain on the actions of the exploration team," said a technical expert, "so this energy response may have nothing to do with the observatory itself , I suspect that it is some kind of exogenous energy source...such as some kind of ancient relic, which is stored in that facility and has been running all these years..."

"It can continuously release energy for seven centuries, no matter what it is, it can only be described as amazing," Philip frowned and shook his head, "Even the cutting-edge technology left by the Gondor Empire back then is difficult ..."

"General, we have found a way to the upper floor. It looks like a spare staircase on the side of the hall." Sarah's voice suddenly came from outside the screen, interrupting Philip's soliloquy. "We are going up. , there seems to be a door ahead..."

Philip's eyes immediately returned to the holographic projection. He saw two soldiers walking up a rather steep staircase, and the steps that had been in disrepair for a long time seemed to be quite stable. At the end of the steep staircase, there was A small platform can be seen, and a dull metal door is inlaid on the wall on the other side of the platform. It is closed tightly, and a rusty sign can be seen on the door frame.

The signboard is obviously in much better condition than the signboard at the entrance of the facility. The characters on it are faintly legible, and the middle-aged scholar standing next to Philip quickly recognized the words on it: "The upper observatory—the door The back should be the most important part of the observatory."

"You can try to open the door," said another scholar. "Theoretically, there won't be any traps behind this kind of door. This is a research facility. It doesn't need to arrange any weapons near the observatory."

The soldiers who entered the observatory received the order, and one of them stepped forward, put his hand on the heavy-looking metal door and pushed it slightly—the next second, the surface of the door suddenly A flowing gleam appeared!

The twilight flowed on the surface of the gate, as if some kind of "will" that had been sleeping for an unknown number of years suddenly woke up in its depths. Philip and several technical experts were also taken aback for an instant—this door still has energy? !

Immediately afterwards, before anyone could speak, the faint light flowing on the door quickly gathered together, turning into a light curtain floating in front of the door, with clear characters jumping on the light curtain.

Philip immediately looked at the expert next to him, and the latter translated without waiting for the general to speak: "It does not meet the identity verification—general, this is an access control system, it is still operating normally, and it needs permission to open the door..."

"This is something from 700 years ago. Where can I find the authority to open the door?" Another scholar next to him suddenly said, "It seems that we have to find a way to crack this old antique... This door still has energy. The structure of the facility probably still has energy. If you forcibly destroy the gate, you don’t know if it will trigger some kind of destruction mechanism. Secret research facilities like this usually have settings for automatically destroying data..."

"Wait," Philip had been frowning thoughtfully since just now, and suddenly interrupted the conversation of several scholars, "Don't rush to stimulate this door, let's report the situation here Go up, if you have permission... I'm afraid there is a way to solve it..."

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"The First Legion led by Philip discovered the Viplandon Observatory in the highland area to the southeast of the Mana Scorch," Gawain put down the information he had just received in the study room covered with blue velvet, and said to the person next to him. Amber, who helped sort out the information, said, "And the condition of the observatory is incredible, and the main structure is intact."

Hearing this, Amber's eyes widened immediately: "I'll go! Then they dug up something good! Philip is also so talented in this line?"

"...I think the 'talent' in your mouth is not consistent with what I'm thinking at this time," Gawain glanced at the former outstanding tomb robber, "but as long as you are happy."

"Hey, it's not important," Amber waved her hand casually, and then rolled her eyes, "By the way, I remember you picked up that shield from the Viplandon area... You said that before on."

"That's right, the Shield of the Guardian of the Kingdom was indeed found in an underground facility in the Viplandon area," Gawain nodded, "but strictly speaking, Charlie and I only found a very strong metal plate back then. We really couldn't figure out what that thing was, and felt that its size, shape, and hardness were just right, so we welded a handle to use it as a shield..."

What Gao Wen said was indeed the origin of the legendary shield that is as famous as the Pioneer Sword, but he did not mention more details:

The main body of the Shield of the Guardian of the Kingdom, the metal plate of unknown origin and extremely high hardness, is actually one of the fragments that fell on the surface of the earth during the "Meteorite Rain" event in Viplandon, and those fragments were from 3000 years ago. The wreckage thrown from the space station when Moen hit the sky station, the Gondor people in ancient times regarded those wreckages as "exotic objects". Later, with the development of Gondor civilization, scholars set up a A series of research facilities including the Viplandon Observatory, time passed, Gondor was destroyed, one of these fragments from the Sky Station fell into the hands of Charlie and Gawain who led the team to the north at that time, and was captured Processed into a shield, all of this is like an invisible thread, connecting the 3000-year history together.

And sometimes, thinking of the fall of the white star 3000 years ago, the "meteorite rain" in the Viplandon area, and the pioneering army processing the fragments into Gawain Cecil's shield, Gawain can't help but continue to think about it ——Whether it was because of living with the piece of debris from the Sky Station all the year round that some kind of "change" occurred in Gawain Cecil 700 years ago, which led to the establishment of a certain relationship between him and the legacy of the voyagers in space? Contact, and indirectly contact with yourself as a "satellite essence" at that time?As the strongest knight, Gawain Cecil died in his prime, leaving behind an immortal body, and he was reborn on the surface of the space, occupying such a body that once held the voyager fragment... All of this really seemed like a deal that had already been made.

Today, many mysteries about the legacy of Gawain Cecil and the Voyager have been revealed, but only this most critical part remains blank in Gawain's memory.

"Hey... hey," at this moment, Amber's voice suddenly came from the side, waking Gao Wen up from the state of being distracted, "Are you okay? Suddenly your eyes are in a trance... have you lost your mind again?"

"It's nothing, I just accidentally remembered something from the past." Gao Wen shook his head and said casually, "Where did you just say?"

"Speaking of your shield was opened out of a box in a basement in Viplandon, it was just a metal plate with no idea what it was used for, and then you welded it to use it as a shield..." Amber balabala As he spoke, he glanced at the information Gawain threw on the table just now, "How is the situation with Philip now? What did they find in the observatory?"

"They found an ancient access control, which requires some kind of authentication authority to enter. The observatory on the upper floor of the observatory is blocked by that thing, and the explorers cannot enter," Gao Wen said in a deep voice. "The access control system is still running, which means that the observatory It is very likely that other things are still operating on the upper floor, and rashly destroying the gate will most likely lead to the destruction of the data in the facility, so Philip is now waiting for further instructions."

"I'm going, the 700-year-old grave actually has a lock, then..." Amber was taken aback, and immediately realized, "Wait, authentication authority... I remember..."

"Yes, I need to contact our neighbors now," Gawain smiled. "Augustus may have such an 'authority', and they should be very interested in that observatory."

Chapter 1380 Joint Exploration

Gawain attached great importance to the observatory Philip discovered in the wasteland.

Although in the eyes of those who don't know the truth, the observatory may be just a special ancient facility-it is ancient, mysterious, and may contain some knowledge and antique value, but in the entire Gondor wasteland, such a The ancient facilities will not have too much outstanding value, at most they are well-preserved, but Gawain doesn't think so, he knows this "Viplanton Observatory" from the bottom up.

3000 years ago, Amorn hit the sky, some of the fragments fell into the earth after going through a long circle and slow down orbit in space, and some of the fragments fell in the Viplandon area of ​​ancient Gondor. Afterwards, the Gondorians built the observatory and built a large number of supporting research facilities for studying the things that fell from the sky. Knowing what the Legacy of the Voyagers is, it wasn't until the Gondor Empire collapsed, when Gawain Cecil and Charles led the Northern Exploration Army passed by Viplandon, that one of the fragments was excavated from the basement, and it was like a hidden thread. The line connects the pioneering heroes on the earth with the satellite spirits in space.

For Gao Wen, that observatory was something closely related to him, and he even felt that it was some kind of fate—and this fate extended in another direction, connecting with the Typhon Empire.

The ancestral head maid of the Augustus family, the black-haired lady Diana, was an "iron soldier" in the Gondor era. One of the guards, and when the disaster broke out, she followed the order of the director of the observatory to dismiss her duties and fled to the north, and finally fell in the east of the Dark Mountains, and was "picked up" by the Typhon royal family at that time.

Now that Ms. Diana seems to have some problems with her memory module. She can no longer remember what happened at the Viplandon Observatory at that time, nor can she remember what tasks her former master gave her. The only thing she remembers is that she was in the Fleeing and wandering on the devastated land... If she can return to the Viplandon Observatory, will she be able to recall anything?

Gawain was not sure about this either, but he felt the need to inform Typhon about the Vipranton Observatory - he needed the iron soldier who had lost his memory to try to open the door on the upper floor of the observatory.

Anyway, the entire Viplandon area is currently under the control of the Cecil Legion, and the explorers sent by Philip have already searched the several areas that the observatory can enter inside and out many times, and they feel that they are valuable. All have been packaged and shipped back to the base, and video materials and rubbings were left behind for those who could not be shipped. Under the premise of ensuring the dominance, Gao Wen didn't care that the Tifeng people would "share" too much in this matter. thing.

After a little preparation, Gawain connected the direct communication with Aldernan. The magic signal jumped between a series of hub towers and relay stations across the two countries. It used to take the messenger a whole month to arrive. Now the distance between them can be reached in the blink of an eye. The magic net terminal vibrated slightly for a moment, and the signal was connected. The bust of Rosetta Augustus appeared in the holographic projection on the side of the desk. Before opening his mouth, Gawain said straight to the point: "We discovered the ruins of Viplandon Observatory, are you interested?"

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The magical communication from Cecil did not last long. During the short communication, Rosetta Augustus knew what happened, and more detailed information will not be available until the two parties finalize the exploration plan. After the transmission came, as the magic projection gradually dissipated in the air, Rosetta waved her hand and completely turned off the communication device on the table, then looked up to a corner of the room: "You heard everything."

A layer of abnormal light and shadow floated in the corner where there was nothing, and the curved light force field was released immediately. The tall black-haired head maid of the royal family came out from where she usually stood. The "iron soldier" who has served the Du family for centuries came to Rosetta and bent slightly: "Yes, I heard everything."

"What do you think about this?" Rosetta stared at Diana's artificial eyes with perfect shape, "In an environment like the wasteland, the main body has been kept intact for 700 years, and there is something inside Keeping it running, no matter how it sounds, it’s astonishing.”

"I don't remember the situation when I left the observatory, and I don't know what happened there after that. I only vaguely remember that when Director Scott and Alphonse scholar ordered me to evacuate, all the monitoring instruments were on. Whistling, there is an astonishing energy pulse rushing rapidly along the mana pipeline leading directly to the imperial capital—theoretically speaking, this energy pulse will lead to the annihilation of the energy core of the observatory, just like all other Gondor cities in the wasteland, The annihilation energy core will melt everything within the pipe network, melting the entire facility into a mass of wreckage... My logic unit tells me that there is no way the main body of the observatory will survive after that."

"But it has indeed been preserved. It seems that after you left that year, the facility was not destroyed by the out-of-control dark blue magic power. There have been changes that you don't know about," Rosetta said in a deep voice, "Cecile They certainly haven't told us the whole situation, but the existing information is definitely credible, the upper floor of that observatory...is blocked by the ancient access control system, you may be able to open it."

"I'm not sure, I don't remember, but now it seems that the authority I may carry is the only reason for Typhon to have the opportunity to participate in this investigation. We have no reason to refuse this matter, Your Majesty."

Diana said with a blank face, and there was an inhuman sense of calm in her exquisite appearance, but Rosetta Augustus had seen the other party's poker face since she was a child, and now she was used to it, so he just smiled. After a while: "What about you? Don't you have any curiosity about your lost memories and the places where you used to work and live?"

"I have a certain interest," Diana replied seriously, "but my curiosity is set in a mode that cannot conflict with the current main work goal, and I will not actively express it when it is not necessary, so you will feel I am too calm. However, my current main work goal is to ensure the interests of the Augustus family, and this exploration operation does not conflict with this goal, so I am happy to go—this is a good opportunity to satisfy curiosity.”

"...Well, at least you are much more flexible now than the cold and rigid look my grandfather remembered," Augustus shook his head helplessly, "then you should get ready and set off for the northern line as soon as possible In the controlled area, the affairs of the rogue army are temporarily handed over to Hadiron—in addition, try to bring back good news."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Diana bowed slightly and said in a cold voice, then stepped back slightly, and her figure gradually disappeared in the air.

The further contact and discussion with Cecil was completed quickly, and the preparations did not take much time. After just three days, a small-scale elite team left the front line of the Winter Wolf Legion under the charge of Andersa Wendell. Departing from the base, they moved northwest along the "safety corridor" built by the alliance's advancing forces in the wasteland, and soon arrived at the frontline base of the First Legion under Philip's charge - Diana was the leader of this team.

As the battle situation progressed, the troops on all fronts of the alliance gradually formed a siege in the wasteland, and the distance between the frontline bases of each frontline became closer and closer. Now, passing directly through the "safety corridor" in the wasteland has become a "nearby" route. road".

On the edge of the lush and lush forest, the large base built by the Cecils stood proudly in the sun. Several magic vehicles with the emblem of the Typhon Empire drove into this front-line barrier from the main entrance. The magic vehicles at the front In the middle, Diana looks out of the car through the car window, and the scenery completely different from Typhon's frontline base is reflected in her optical sensor - towering trees, shrubs and flowers covering the earth, heavy forts on the wall, The dragoon aircraft patrolling at low altitude near the base, these things that seem to have a huge difference in style are blended together like this, which looks very strange.

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she couldn't believe it was in the depths of the wasteland of Gondor. Even with Iron Man's somewhat rigid mind, Ms. Diana was also greatly shocked at this moment.

Immediately afterwards, she saw a scene that shocked her even more—she saw a huge tentacle that could be described as hideous and terrifying in the eyes of ordinary people suddenly emerged from the side of a barracks and headed towards A group of resting soldiers rushed towards them, but instead of panicking, the soldiers laughed happily and greeted the tentacles happily, and then they dragged out large pieces of tentacles from nowhere. The roasted meat with an ominous color, which is not normal meat, was given to the terrible tentacles like a feed, and the tentacles looked happy. It flipped in the air, and the end magically revealed many bright red colors The small fruit of the tree was scrambled to be picked by the soldiers...

In the end, a soldier even gave the tentacle a high-five, and then the two sides said goodbye...

The Typhon soldiers driving the magic car were obviously taken aback by this weird scene, and the car obviously bumped a bit before returning to stability. Obviously, even though they had been fighting side by side for so long, the Typhon soldiers didn't expect that their neighbors would In private, it turned out to be this style of painting-is Cecil's leisure life between battles so thrilling and exciting?

The personnel in charge of the response appeared, and the magic vehicle stopped in the center of the camp. Diana felt that her mental core was a little overloaded, but she got out of the vehicle with an indifferent face. She saw a young blonde commander The officer walked towards herself with a smile on her face, and the commander's information was kept in her memory bank, so she also went forward: "Hello, General Philip, in accordance with the instructions of His Majesty Rosetta Augustus According to the order and the friendly agreement between us, I have come to carry out the task of exploring the Viplandon Observatory."

"Thank you for coming, Ms. Diana," Philip stretched out his hand to the other party. His attitude was very respectful, because he knew that the black-haired lady in front of him was not just the "head maid" of the Typhon royal family. Feng, the supreme commander of a special force and Rosetta Augustus's most trusted inner court lady, is equal to himself, the imperial general, "I didn't expect you to arrive so soon, we thought... …Miss Diana, are you all right? Your temperature seems a little…”

When the two shook hands, Philip felt the unusual heat between the other's palms. Although he didn't know what the body temperature of a "healthy" iron man was, this temperature was obviously not right, so he couldn't help asking in surprise.